"My mother gave it to me. Grandma, take it and eat it."
Baby Ruan didn't take it and told the old lady that his mother knew about it and it was not stolen.
The old lady didn't believe it. Who would give such precious ginseng to a child?
"It's true, grandma, please use it to get medicine. My baby and I still want to eat your stewed food!" Potato said with a smile.
The old lady's eyes suddenly turned red. She turned her back to wipe them, then turned back and said with a deliberately stern face, "I'm in good health. I don't want any medicine!"
"Adults love to lie. I heard it all. Grandma, please take your medicine and don't close the store, okay?"
Baby Ruan pouted. She discovered very early on that adults always tell children not to lie and to be honest, but adults are the ones who love to lie the most and they lie almost every day.
Also, adults tell children not to eat too much sugar, but they themselves eat a lot of sugar.
So, Ruan Baobao concluded that the things adults ask children to do are things that adults themselves cannot do.
The last time she came over, she heard Grandma and Gan's mother say that she was not feeling well and wanted to sell the store. Gan's mother asked her to cooperate with the doctor and take medicine.
"I can't buy thirty-year-old wild ginseng for medicine even if I have the money. Anyway, I've lived a good life, so let it be!"
The old lady explained the reason. It was not that she didn’t want to cooperate, but that there was no wild ginseng.
The wild ginseng in Hong Kong is basically in the hands of the rich. The ones that can be bought in the pharmacy are basically cultivated and have poor medicinal properties. The old lady plans to close the store and spend all the pension she has saved over the years, leaving not a penny for her ungrateful children.
It’s just that the store was not transferred so quickly. Several groups of people came, but the prices they negotiated were not to the grandma’s liking, so she kept it open.
The old lady had wiped her tears, but when she heard the children's words, she couldn't help crying again. Her heart, which had long been cold and numb, was softened by the children's innocence and kindness.
She took the ginseng to Ruan Qiqi and wanted to buy it with money.
"No need. The baby likes your braised food very much. I gave her this ginseng. If you need any medicine, just tell me and I can find it." Ruan Qiqi said with a smile.
"This is too valuable. I can't take advantage of it."
The old lady insisted on giving money, she had never taken advantage of anyone.
"Then give me one thousand dollars."
Ruan Qiqi gave the old lady an acceptable price, and added: "Let me be frank. This ginseng is not a rare thing for me. My children love the stew you cook. I think this is enough. If you must pay, just give me one thousand yuan."
The old lady was still hesitating, so Gan's mother persuaded her, "Take it. I really don't need your money. When you get better, we can play mahjong together in the future!"
"Okay, I'll shamelessly accept it. This is my stewing recipe. It's the most valuable thing I have. Here you go."
The old lady didn't have the prescription with her and she was illiterate. She said that Gan's mother wrote it and gave it to Ruan Qiqi.
"Then you don't have to give me the thousand dollars. I'll take the recipe."
Ruan Qiqi accepted the recipe. The old lady's braised pork was famous throughout Hong Kong. Many wealthy people would come to buy it, and even TV stations came to interview her.
There were even big restaurants that came to invite Grandma to cooperate, but she scolded them away.
The old lady said that those restaurants were dishonest and would ruin her reputation. She sold braised pork out of conscience and would rather make less money than use bad meat to pass it off as good meat and make dirty money.
Under Gan's mother's persuasion, the old lady did not insist on paying and accepted the ginseng.
The old Chinese doctor said that as long as she had wild ginseng, she could live at least another ten years, maybe even longer.
Grandma’s mood has improved a lot. Who would want to die when they can live?
When she returned to the store, she found that four children were helping her to serve customers. Ruan Baobao was in charge of talking, Tu Dou was in charge of cutting, Shangguan Xuan and An Zi were in charge of collecting money, and they all did their job well.
Customers all like the beautiful and cute Ruan babies. Some passers-by had no intention of buying, but when they saw the cute and lively children, they couldn't help but walk into the store.
When the old lady rushed over, there was a long line outside the store. Usually, impatient customers would curse, but today it was very quiet. No one was impatient as they all wanted to maintain a good image in front of the children.
With the joining of four children, the braised pork that usually takes a day to sell out was sold out in just one hour. Many customers still didn’t buy it and said they would come back tomorrow to buy it.
The old lady was counting the money, her eyes were shining with greed and her mouth was wide open.
To thank the four children for their hard work, the old lady gave them half of the money she earned today.
"Your wages!"
"Thank you, grandma!"
Baobao Ruan took the money like a money-grubber and could buy a lot of delicious food.
"Grandma should thank you, thank you!"
The old lady bent down, hugged the four children one by one, and thanked them from the bottom of her heart.
Her parents didn't love her since she was a child, and she worked like a slave at home. Her husband wasn't much better after she got married, and he still worked like a slave for her. Her children didn't respect her either, and she felt like a complete failure.
No one likes her, it must be her fault, right?
Just like everyone loves roses, but no one likes weeds, she is the weed that is hated by everyone. It is better for her to fend for herself and live well without relying on others.
But now the old lady has figured it out and realized that there are people who like her.
So, it’s not that she is bad, but those people are too bad and they don’t deserve her kindness.
The knot that had troubled the old lady for many years was suddenly untied, and the darkness on her face disappeared, as if she was illuminated by the sun, and her whole body became dazzling.
The four children went to eat other delicious food, and went back home with their stomachs full and satisfied.
Xu Gaifeng called Anzi into the room and told him the news of his mother's death.
"Do mom and dad have a gravesite? I want to see them."
Anzi looked calm, but his fists were clenched tightly and he buried his hatred deep in his heart.
He must become very powerful and kill all the evil people who bully his family!
That night, Gan Defa and Xia Tao took Anzi to the cemetery. After Wu Yuda was killed, Wu Yuntao buried him hastily here. As for Anzi's mother, because she was an illegal resident, she was beaten to death by a customer and the nightclub threw her body into the sea.
Anzi knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully. His young face was full of determination, as if he had grown up overnight.
The next morning, Xia Tao took Anzi to Kowloon Walled City. The Kowloon Walled City in the early morning was still full of decadence and violence. There were also young ladies who had just finished work outside, with mottled makeup on their faces and wearing cheap skirts, coming back twisting their legs.
Xu Gaifeng wanted to cover Anzi's eyes, but was stopped by Xia Tao.
"It's not that easy to be my son. Do you see the highest rooftop? Go in by yourself. No matter what you encounter, you have to solve it by yourself. I'll be waiting for you on the rooftop. If you can't find me, I won't accept you as my son."
Ruan Qiqi raised her eyebrows. The layout of Kowloon Walled City was more complicated than a maze. Even adults would get lost. Anzi was only four years old. Wasn't this challenge too difficult?
Besides, the fortress is too dangerous. Anzi is a handsome boy and I'm afraid something might happen to him.
"I will find it!"
Anzi strode into the building without any hesitation.
【Good night】